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Many people would remember Albert Einstein as one of the major contributors in making first the destructive atomic bomb. His equations E=mc² has caused the death of many innocent lives. But let's know him even better not as a scientist who has contributed a lot to science rather as a simple and ordinary man
The great scientist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879. His mother was Pauline Einstein and his father was Hermann Einstein. His family was a Jewish however they were not observant of its religious practices. Instead he attended in a Catholic elementary school; he was a top student then. When he reached the age of ten he was to science, mathematics and philosophy books. He loves classical music and playing violin. Even at a young age, Einstein showed much curiosity about different things. He was self-sufficient, intellectual and thoughtful.
Albert Einstein got his first job as a patent clerk at the Federal Office for Intellectual Property. In 1909 he became Professor Extraordinary at Zurich, in 1911 Professor of Theoretical Physics at Prague. He also became a staff in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey in 1933. He accepted the position for life, working there until his last days on earth. After the World War II, Einstein was even more famous. He was considered to be one of the most leading figures and he was offered to be the President of the State of Israel. Knowing what he had caused the world, he declined the offer.
Einstein marriage to Mileva Maric was considered a personal and intellectual partnership. They had two wonderful sons, Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard Einstein.
In his life, Albert Einstein has given and achieved so much. We can say that truly he has lived a full life. He died at the age of 76 in Princeton, New Jersey.
Another remarkable scientist is Sir Isaac Newton. Get to learn about his life and education.
Sir Isaac Newton was born as a premature baby at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire on December 25, 1642. His father had died three months after he was born. At the age of three, his mother got married again with a ministry and he was left in the care of his old grandmother. Newton is believed by some researchers to have suffered from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.
At the age of 18, he entered Cambridge University in 1661 since he was not interested in their family farm. At the university, he was elected Fellow of Trinity College in 1667 and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669. He was also was elected Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge to the Convention Parliament of 1689, and sat again in 1701-1702. After he graduated, he went back to their family farm. It was believed that most of his important discoveries were made during 1669-1701. He was elected as President at the Royal Society from 1703 until his died at the age of 85.
He also became a member of the Parliament in England until 1701. Newton then wrote some religious tracts about the interpretation of the Bible. He also became the warden of Royal Mint in1696. Newton has countless contributions in optics, math and science as well as in physics. .
He spent his last decades his major works, polishing his studies of ancient history, defending himself against critics and carrying out his official duties. He died on March 20, 1727 at Kensington, England and his remains was laid in Westminster Abbey,
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